Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - New Zealand

Players - New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IDS Smith	33*	19	5	-	173.68	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
IDS Smith	44	45	7	-	97.77	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
MD Crowe	137	184	17	1	74.45	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
MD Crowe	79	111	12	-	71.17	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Sir RJ Hadlee	29	44	1	1	65.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
DN Patel	38	60	3	1	63.33	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
JG Wright	43	71	5	-	60.56	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
KR Rutherford	107*	181	12	-	59.11	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
MD Crowe	82	147	9	-	55.78	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
KR Rutherford	29	54	5	-	53.70	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
AH Jones	45	90	3	-	50.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
JG Bracewell	54	111	4	-	48.64	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
Sir RJ Hadlee	36	75	5	-	48.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
AH Jones	64	137	6	-	46.71	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
JG Bracewell	31	67	4	-	46.26	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
AH Jones	40	89	1	-	44.94	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
JG Wright	99	223	10	-	44.39	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
DN Patel	62	141	7	1	43.97	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
MD Crowe	26	60	5	-	43.33	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
MD Crowe	143	333	14	-	42.94	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
MD Crowe	67	163	3	-	41.10	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
DN Patel	35	86	3	-	40.69	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
JJ Crowe	25	62	1	-	40.32	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
AH Jones	150	383	11	-	39.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
MD Crowe	36	94	3	-	38.29	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
JG Wright	103	276	16	-	37.31	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
DN Patel	40	113	4	1	35.39	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
PA Horne	27	79	3	-	34.17	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
AH Jones	54*	159	3	-	33.96	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
JG Bracewell	38	112	1	-	33.92	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
JG Wright	45	135	2	-	33.33	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
MJ Greatbatch	107*	325	12	-	32.92	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
TJ Franklin	62	189	6	-	32.80	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
MJ Greatbatch	68	213	8	-	31.92	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
JG Wright	49	155	8	-	31.61	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
RH Vance	47	149	2	-	31.54	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
JG Wright	38	124	4	-	30.64	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
JG Wright	36	118	2	-	30.50	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
JG Bracewell	32	105	1	1	30.47	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
Sir RJ Hadlee	37	135	3	-	27.40	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
TJ Franklin	27	108	3	-	25.00	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
JJ Crowe	28	144	1	-	19.44	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]